Overview
- Arne Slot said the players involved against Arsenal will be in Monday’s squad, signaling no repeat of last year’s heavy rotation.
- Right-back Conor Bradley suffered a significant knee injury at Arsenal and is set for surgery, with the club expecting a long absence.
- Hugo Ekitike remains a doubt with a hamstring issue, though Slot said Liverpool will do everything to have him available.
- Liverpool enter the tie on a 10-match unbeaten run, with Virgil van Dijk urging sharper work in the final third.
- The third-round match is at Anfield on Jan. 12 at 7:45 p.m. GMT against League One’s Barnsley, who memorably won there in the 2008 FA Cup.